Würth 0701 343 0, Translation Of The Original Operating Instructions

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For Your Safety
Read all safety warnings and
all instructions. Failure to follow
the warnings and instructions may result in electric
shock, fire and/or serious injury.
Save all warnings and instructions for future
reference.
The term “power tool” in the warnings refers to your
mains-operated (corded) power tool or battery-oper-
ated (cordless) power tool.
Working safely with this product
is possible only when the operat-
ing and safety information are
read completely and the instruc-
tions contained therein are strictly
followed.
Safety Warnings for Combination and Mitre Saws

Mitre saws are intended to cut wood or
wood-like products, they cannot be used
with abrasive cut-off wheels for cutting
ferrous material such as bars, rods, studs,
etc. Abrasive dust causes moving parts such as the
lower guard to jam. Sparks from abrasive cutting
will burn the lower guard, the kerf insert and other
plastic parts.
 Use clamps to support the workpiece
whenever possible. If supporting the
workpiece by hand, you must always
keep your hand at least 100 mm from
either side of the saw blade.
Do not use this
saw to cut pieces that are too small to be securely
clamped or held by hand. If your hand is placed
too close to the saw blade, there is an increased
risk of injury from blade contact.
 The workpiece must be stationary and
clamped or held against both the fence
and the table.
Do not feed the workpiece into
the blade or cut “freehand” in any way. Unre-
strained or moving workpieces could be thrown at
high speeds, causing injury.

Push the saw through the workpiece. Do
not pull the saw through the workpiece.
To make a cut, raise the saw head and pull it out
over the workpiece without cutting, start the motor,
press the saw head down and push the saw
through the workpiece. Cutting on the pull stroke is
likely to cause the saw blade to climb on top of the
workpiece and violently throw the blade assembly
towards the operator.

Never cross your hand over the intended
line of cutting either in front or behind the
saw blade. Supporting the workpiece “cross
handed” i.e. holding the workpiece to the right of
the saw blade with your left hand or vice versa is
very dangerous.
 Do not reach behind the fence with either
hand closer than 100 mm from either side
of the saw blade, to remove wood
scraps, or for any other reason while the
blade is spinning.
The proximity of the spinning
saw blade to your hand may not be obvious and
you may be seriously injured.
 Inspect your workpiece before cutting. If
the workpiece is bowed or warped,
clamp it with the outside bowed face
toward the fence. Always make certain that
there is no gap between the workpiece, fence and
table along the line of the cut. Bent or warped work-
pieces can twist or shift and may cause binding on
the spinning saw blade while cutting. There should
be no nails or foreign objects in the workpiece.
 Do not use the saw until the table is clear
of all tools, wood scraps, etc., except for
the workpiece.
Small debris or loose pieces of
wood or other objects that contact the revolving
blade can be thrown with high speed.
 Cut only one workpiece at a time.
Stacked multiple workpieces cannot be
adequately clamped or braced and may
bind on the blade or shift during cutting.

Ensure the mitre saw is mounted or
placed on a level, firm work surface
before use. A level and firm work surface
reduces the risk of the mitre saw becoming unsta-
ble.
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